The biogeography of Madagascar palms

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511844270.008

7 - The biogeography of Madagascar palms

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011

John Dransfield and

Mijoro Rakotoarinivo

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David Bramwell and

Juli Caujapé-Castells

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John Dransfield: Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Gardens, UK
Mijoro Rakotoarinivo: Affiliation:
Madagascar Conservation Centre
David Bramwell: Affiliation:
Jardín Botánico Canario 'Viera y Clavijo' - Unidad Asociada CSIC
Juli Caujapé-Castells: Affiliation:
Jardín Botánico Canario 'Viera y Clavijo' - Unidad Asociada CSIC

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Madagascar has an extraordinary palm flora, diverse in species and evolutionary lines, a diversity that poses interesting evolutionary questions. The palms in Madagascar are in stark contrast to two other families of largely tropical monocotyledons, Zingiberaceae and Araceae, where the Madagascar representation is low in diversity despite being high in endemism. The contrast between the palm flora of Madagascar and that of the whole of continental Africa is remarkable, the former with over three times the number of species as the latter. With the discovery of yet more new palms in recent fieldwork the contrast is set to become even more striking. The phylogenetic relationships of Madagascar palms are complex, with groups variously linked to related taxa in differing parts of the tropical world, while the relationships of the most diverse group of Madagascar palms, subtribe Dysidinae, remain obscure.

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Information: The Biology of Island Floras , pp. 179 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511844270.008 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2011

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